TIMP2
Encyclopedia
TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 2, a tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases
, also known as TIMP2, is a human gene
, thought to be a metastasis suppressor
.
with MMP14
and MMP2
.
Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases
The matrix metalloproteinases are inhibited by specific endogenous tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases , which comprise a family of four protease inhibitors: TIMP1, TIMP2, TIMP3 and TIMP4....
, also known as TIMP2, is a human gene
Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...
, thought to be a metastasis suppressor
Metastasis suppressor
A metastasis suppressor is a protein that acts to slow or prevent metastases from spreading in the body of an organism with cancer. Metastasis is one of the most lethal attributes of cancer. This attribute is responsible for about ninety percent of human cancer deaths...
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Interactions
TIMP2 has been shown to interactProtein-protein interaction
Protein–protein interactions occur when two or more proteins bind together, often to carry out their biological function. Many of the most important molecular processes in the cell such as DNA replication are carried out by large molecular machines that are built from a large number of protein...
with MMP14
MMP14
Matrix metalloproteinase-14 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MMP14 gene.Proteins of the matrix metalloproteinase family are involved in the breakdown of extracellular matrix in normal physiological processes, such as embryonic development, reproduction, and tissue remodeling, as well...
and MMP2
MMP2
72 kDa type IV collagenase also known as matrix metalloproteinase-2 and gelatinase A is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MMP2 gene....
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External Links
- The MEROPSMeropsMerops may refer to:* Merops , a genus of bee-eaters.* MEROPS, an on-line database for peptidases.It may also refer to several figures from Greek mythology:* King of Ethiopia, husband of Clymene, who lay with Helios and bore Phaethon...
online database for peptidases and their inhibitors: I35.002